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The digital divide has been a concern for years. This has generally been understood as the gulf between those who have access to technology like computers and the internet. Has the proliferation of immersive technologies increased this gulf? What are the solutions? Bring your ideas to the first Quadrivium of the conference as we explore this important topic.

I will share findings of my research with a small group of K-12 teachers who participated in an online professional development initiative. Issues regarding the quality and effectiveness of professional development for K 12 teachers were addressed by the strengths of an online environment: choice, community building, and extended learning over time. Our efforts at UNM to support Online Instructors with PD, informed by this research, and how this can inform the use Virtual World approaches.

To introduce a researched based model for effectively using online tools to support PD.

To connect these findings to challenges they have in supporting PD in their field while building COP